Penetration Testing Hack The Box Medium

Hack The Box Labs

Active penetration testing practice on Hack The Box platform machines. Each machine involves systematic reconnaissance, service enumeration, vulnerability identification, exploitation, and privilege escalation in controlled environments.

Date

2025 – Present

Tools

NmapMetasploitBurp SuiteGobusterLinPEASWinPEAS

Skills

Network EnumerationService ExploitationPrivilege EscalationLateral MovementPost-Exploitation

Overview

Regular practice on Hack The Box machines to build and maintain practical penetration testing skills across Linux and Windows environments.

Approach

Each machine follows a structured methodology:

  1. Reconnaissance and port scanning
  2. Service enumeration and version detection
  3. Vulnerability research and identification
  4. Exploitation and initial access
  5. Post-exploitation enumeration
  6. Privilege escalation
  7. Documentation

Machines Completed

Individual machine writeups available in the GitHub repository. Active machine solutions are not published per platform rules.